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?h c Sljcjjljcrtistoum Ucgistcr.ESTABLISHED 1849.? L, SNYDER, PUBLISHER.MONTANI SEMPER LIBERI.SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1889.TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCENEW VOL. 25? NO. 1.DANIEL B. LUCAS,ATTORNEY at law,1'llAKl.ESTOWS W. VA..nil nractlce In aLt a* Court# of Jeffer\\ and adjoining ountles.Vov. 1.GEORGE W. GRAHAM,REAL ESTATE AGENT,Hakkkr's KKRKY, W. Va.~ ii fi'i A L attention given to Pensions. Bounds initm* BKalnst the Inlted Stales, andVJSted titles of Western Lands, before the^The Entler Hotel,SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA.,Has Ueen Re-openedruder ? management and with new furuliure throughout. Every effort forthe comfort of guests willbe made.j v TKI MMEIJi, Proprietor.Sample Room on First Floor.At Miss Ellen's.If you want a nice Kan, black or colored. Ini?per oi satin. call at MISS ELLEN 8.If you want a pair of the prettiest Pillowgjjims, stamped with the newest designs,j,d Mottoes, and cheaper than you can buythe material and have them stamped, go seethose at MISS ELLEN'S, where you will alsoand for working them different kinds of ma*r:?U, such as '? Rope *ilk," Linen Floss." ofdifferent colors, and Red. Black and Blue cotton* In fast colors. Can be found atMISS ELLEN S.Laalber B?lts. silk finish, and Cotton Belta,Infant* Kubber Drawers, In assorted sizes,to be lisd at MISS ELLEN S.Some of tbose nice Black Silk Jersey Suits,Urge sires, at MISS ELLEN S.Ladies' Gauze Vests, >hort sleeves, longtlceves. and no sleeves, from 25 to 85cts. canbstiouxhtat MISS ELLEN'S.All kinds of Ladies' Underwear and Corsetsfor 1-adies and Misses at the little store ofELLEN WELSH A NS.Birthday day cards at MISS ELLEN'S.WANTEDEverybody to know I have receivedliiv Spring Stock ofWALL PAPER.LATEST STYLES. F1 RAT-CLASS, RICHAND ELEGANT.Good paper at 8c per piece of 8 yards.Better still at 10c 44 44 44 44 44Gold Paper 12 1-2, 15, 16, 18, 22. 25 and30c per piece of 8 yards.Send for or call and examiue them.?f Kstimates for painting solicited.T. H. MILLER.Spring 1881) Summern* TEMPLE OF FASHION isagain tilled with NEWGOODS !If CLOTHING!3IT Boots, Shoes IH'Hats ar|d Caps.^Neckwear and Glow,Furnishings ITrunks, Satchels, Umbrellas andCanes. Two lloors full of goods.Ea>y stairway and plenty of light.Geo. II. Hagley,1'HAKLESTOWN, W. VA.NOTICETO THEPUBLICIWe the undersigned having purchased the Undertaking Business of ,K. M. Billmyer have removed to theStoue Store Room, up stairs, where*e are prepared to furnish at shortnoticeBurial Cases, Caskets, Robes,Crepes, Gloves, &c.,M"1 all goods kept in a well furnishedLudertaking Establishment. Weh"pe by strict attention to business tomerit a share of public patronage.We will continue the Fainting andPapering business as usual.Respectfully,J. FEKRELL & SON.?"af" All orders left with Mr. Billmyer will receive prompt attention.FODDER TWINE.Drill Tubes,Drill Shovels,Corn Hooks,Corn knives.Husking Pegs,Husking Gloves,Grain Bags.Plow Points and Mould Boards for"liver Chilled and Universal Plows.Machine Belting,Machine Oils,Pickle and Kraut Tubs,Apple and Peach Parers,Ureeelt and Muzzle-loading shot guns.Powder,Shot,Shells,Caps aud Wads.McKee Brothers,HAOERSTOWN, MD.,^Between the Square and Market House.FOR SALE.A ^ have for sale about 7V4 acres of good?tn?ii le*tone Land on which there is at^Morch*rd. Kood dwelling and kitchen atoned and out-balldings. The property la Inbur? * ^ounty?about~mllea from Martins111 He? from Scrabble. Poases1 Al'r" l*t. 1MN). Terms reasonable.r further Information apply toFLEMING A8NYDEK.Heal Estate Agenta,Shepherdstown, W. Va.(l SEEDS.? Aa tbe season is ad<?n - 1 ofl?r the remnant of my garUj?;rw ?*r> ch?ap- All freah and many of'?-*11 ?oon U8*<1 De*1 } ear w,lhout any rtsl1*McM U KHAN'S DKUG 8TOKK.S kinrt?7I>ureKroundand grain spices or allkod cheap?artPlCkllng aUd Rre?erv,n?- GoodMcMURRAN'8 DRUG STOKE.THEHASSTRUCK USAnd We are Ready to Meet Itwith an Immense Line ofDry Goods, Millinery,Ribbons, Carpets,Notions.Oil-Cloths, Mattings,Fine Shoes andJewelry.IIF you want Corsets from 20c up to. 81.25, call onM. 8. HITESHEW.F you want Silk Ribbons cheaper. than you ever saw them, call onM. S. HITESHEW.F you want Challies from (5c to 20cents, call onM. S. HITESHEW.F you want Dress Goods from 5cto $1.00 per yard, call onM. S. HITESHEW.IF you want White Goods of anydescription from 8c to 25c, call onM. S. HITESHEW.IF you want a nice Bonnet or Hatat prices that will surprise you,call on M. S. HITESHEW.If you want any Jewelry, such asBreast I'ius, Ear Kings or Cuff Buttons, call onM. S. HITESHEW.If you want any Ladies', Misses' orChildren's Shoes at Bottom Prices, callon M. S. HITESHEW.If you want Mattings at 12^,15,16, 18 or 20c, call onM. S. HITESHEW.If you want 30-cent Rag Carpetsor a nice English Hemp Carpet, callon M. S. HITESHEW.Call and see us. We discount every dollar's worth of goods we buy andgive our customers the benefit of it.We can't be undersold. Our motto:Quick Sales, Small Profits. ForCheap Goods in our line, call onM. S. HITESHEW.M. B. BAKER-IS NOW RECEIVING DAILY?Dry Goods,Fancy Goods,%/Notions,Hats,Shoes,Straw Goods,Carpets,Rugs,Oilcloths,Groceries,Provisions,&c., &e.Call ami see what a complete stoekof goods he has. Learn the lowprices at which he sells. Observe foryourself the good qualities.M. B. BAKERMrs. M. L. Herrington,At J. F. Welshans' Old Stand, hasnow a Fine Stock ofSummer Millinery,White Dress Goods,FANGY ARTICLES? AND ?NOTIONS,Which can be bought CHEAPER thanelsewhere. HATS receivedevery week.CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.Important Notice!I INVITE your attention to h successful sul>stitute for scraping white-washed walls. 1j will put paper on white-washed walls with| out scraping tbe walls If the lime Is tight amiwill guarantee It to stay on as long as it willU scraped. If It comes oit. 1 will lurnish paI per and will put it on at my expense. 1 canget reliable parties to vouch to this where Ihave put paper on. Also will hang paper ascheap as any one. 1 can furnish paper as. as cheap as you can get it any where, suitablefor decorating ceilings and walls ol any kind.Will do auf kind of bouse anil sign painting.Furniture done up In style.\VM. K. MILLER.Notice to Trespassers.ALL persons are hereby warned fromtrespassing upon the lands of the under*signed. The law will be strictly enforcedagainst those caught (without permission;bunting, fishing or In anyway intruding upouUie preui"?? of ^ ^HAMILTON DAVIS,W. T. LEMEX,W. H. BILLMYEH,DAVID MLLMYER.March 2S>th , 1889 ? Cm.A Business Notice.A CHANGE of times causes a change In theway of conducting business. Hence, somemerchants are adopting the cash system. Wehave not yet, strictly speaking, but continueto sell on short or reasonable time to goodand tried customers, and sell as low as thosewho claim to be selling strictly for cash. Fora few quotations we submit to your consideration: Yard-Wide .Straw Matting from lucts.up: Home-Made New Kag Carpet, prettystyles, 40 and 50c; Table and Floor Oil Cloths,4-1, 5-1 and wide, at prices from JO to 50cts.Beautiful Ureas Ginghams, e to 10c per yard.Satines (nice, new goodsj, loc; calico, 5 to ?c;Lawns, 4 to 10c; India Linens, 10 to:ioc; LadieV Corsets, 25c to 81. ; Handkerchiefs andHosiery ranging from 5 to 25c: Hats, 5c to 82.Sugars, Syrups and Cotlee at as low prices ascompetitors are selling. Shoes, l|ueensware.Tinware and Hardware to suit ail, at HOCKBOTTOM PRICES. Tobacco to suit most allwho use the weed in prices ranging from .'iocper pound up to 60c. Ju fact, my stock is full,and I am constantly in receipt of New Goods.My aim is to do a fair and square businessand to treat all alike. And don't you forgetit, if you want a tlrst-claas Flour, second tonone, come right along with your wheat orcash and call lor the Millvllle Sunlight Flour,and when you lake It home your wife ordaughter will be pleased and furnish youwith nice bread. My Motto Is QUICK SALESAN1) SMALL PROFITS. We want to liveand see our fellow men do likewise. Ouraim will be to tiy to accommodate ourselvesto suit all who may call upon us, aud 11 anymistakes occur please give us an opportunityto correct them. We hope by fair aud honestdeallug, In connection with the fact of sellinggoods as low as any other firm, to merit ashare of the trade. So come right along andtake away one dollar's worth oi goods for every hundred cents you leave with us.Very Respectfully,N. S. J. STKIDER.It's a MistakeOF YOURSIf you fail to examine our immenseNEW FALL aud WINTER LINE? OF ?CHEVIOTS,WORSTEDS,CASSIMERS,WIDE WALES,DIAGONALS,PLAIN AND FANCY SUITINGS,FANCY N ESTINGS, OVERCOATINGS ANDPANT A LOON 1 NGS,and by far the largest assortment in Hagerstown. Our goods are unexcelled, as wesltow all the latest styles in our Immensenew stock for Fail and Winter Wear,and we are prepared to furnishthem at the lowest prices withtit, finish and fashion.Gents' Furnishings.We show a large Hue of Underwear, Hosiery,Gloves, Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, Coliars and Cutis, and a complete line ofNeckwear. Call ami see what acomplete stock of goods wehave. lA-arn theLOW PRICESat which we sell them, and I am confidentyou will be pleased.JOHN D. SWA11TZ,Merchant Tailor and Gents' Outfitter,No. 24 W. Washington St , Hagerstown, MdESTABLISHED IN 1868.JEFFERSONSash, Door and BlindFACTORY.CALL FOR YOURFramiug, Siding, Sheathing, Flooring, Frames, Sash, Blinds, Doors,Mantels, Mouldings, Newels andStair Work, Plastering Lath,Brick Tiles, Ac., Ac.,John McKnight's,CHARLESTOWN, W. VA.Having put in new machinery and aforce of skilled workmen, we are prepared to furnish material with expedition and satisfaction to all at the mostreasonable terms. Factory oppositeB. A: O. Depot.Successor to C. H. McKnight & Co.HAGERSTOWN STEAKGRANITE AND MARBLE WORKS!Stouffer& Darner,MANUFACTURERS OKGranite and Marble Monuments. Sarcophagus. Headstones, Vomits, Statues, Vases,I'rns, Ac., of Every Description, fromQulncy, Bane, Concord, Westeily, OakHill, Clark's Island, Woodstock and allthe Principal Eastern Granites; alsoRed Scotch Granite.Particular Attention Given to Lettering inall its Forms. Original Designs Furnished on Application.Also, Slate Mantels and Building Work ofEvery Description in Marble. Grauite andSand stone. Cemetery Coping, Ac.Workscorner Jonathan and Antietam Sts.,opp. H. A O. Depot, Hagerstown, Md.II. L. HOUT,Agent at Shepherdstown, W. Va.,Has a full line of Designs and willshow them upon application.FARMS FOR SALE.1<iO ai res of land In Clark County, Kansas,? miles from Ashland, the county seat, andrailroad depot, and in sight of the CimarronRiver. Good soil, tine grass. Mr. Robert X.Engle, lorinerly of thlscouuty, lives on theadjoining quarter section, and pastured .iuhead of cattle on the two farms last year.l.und. rolling prairie; wire fence all aroundtanu. Price |l,:Wt>? one-half cash, balauce iu1 and 2 years.FLEMING A SNYDER,Real Estate Agent*.ShepherUstown, W. Va.COAL! COAL! COAL!HAVE reduced priceson all grades of Coaland 1 have been especiallly careful inpurchaslngonly the very best quality, entirely free from slate. Dont.fail to examine mystock and prices before purchasing.G.T. HODGES.Meiuleimll Nurseries!KEARSEYSVILLE. W. VA.?A AAA FIRST CLASS APPLE TREESnow ready for Kail and Springplanting. Send in your orders. These tre*sSll'ST HE SOLD, hence you will rind priceslower than anywhere else in the I nitedStates. D. W. BORDER, Proprietor.Sept. 6, 1SS9 ? 8mBRUSHES.? Just received a supply of Pain*.Brushes and Dusters, Whitewash Brushes.Scrubbing Brushes. Kalsomine Brushes, ShoeBrushes, all very cheap, atMl MURRAN S DRUG STOREWINCHESTER (VA.,) ACADEMY.RODES MASSIE. A. M.. D. L., Principal.CHAS. A. L. MASSIE A. M., Assistant.Th? next session begins Sept. S?th, 1889, andends June llth, 18HU. Send for circular.August 9 1889 ? 2m.StemThe Chief Rrmon for the great gr.eMsi of Hood's Sarsaparilla Is found la thearticle Itself. It Is merit that wins, and thatoe' that Hood's Sarsaparilla actually ao*omplishes what is claimed for It, Is whatbus given to this medicine a popularity andwl? greater than that of any other sarsapaMprit Win<? rllIa or bl00d purl*PVICI II YV II lo fler before the public,flood's garsaparilla cures Scrofula, SaltRheum and all Humors, Dyspepsia, SickHeadache, Biliousness, overcomes ThatTired Feeling, creates an Appetite, strengthins the Nerves, builds up the Whole System.Iloorf'i Unrnnpurillii is sold by all drugjtsts. 51; six for $5. Prepared by C. 1. Hood6 Co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.GO and SEEFOR VOURSELF-THATR.S.M. HOFFMANhas opened rooms opposite the S. V. jRailroad Depot, where you can find iIFURNI T U li E !of the Latest Patterns always on hand.such as IParlor and Chamber Suits Complete!B El )ST E A I )S, W A RDROB ES,WASH STANDS, MATTRESSES, jBUREAUS. BUFFETS, IExtension and Marble-Top Tables,Single and Bed Lounges,Chairs and Rockers.i Also Agent for the DAVIS SEWINGMACHINES.All articles sold at prices that willcompete with the lowest soldany where. In theUndertaking?YOU WILL FIND?CASKETS, FLOWERS,COFFINS, SLIPPERS,ROBES, CREPE,Gloves, and all pertaining to the business. Personal attention given in! every case. R. S. M. HOFFMAN. .A BAD PLAN.AN ASKING PRICE.A TAKING PRICE.The plan of store keepers having an asking jprice and a taking price for goods, charging; one more than another and not refusing areasonable otler in a bail plan for buyers.The store keepet alone knows the lowestprice at which he can sell his goods. Buyers ;never get them lor less and often pay more. !This plan is justillei! on the ground thatsome people won't buy unless they get something knocked OH or thrown in. and some jwill only buy where they can get credit,some never pay and that must be made up bycharging more to those who do pay.Our one price cash plan avoids all suchmethods, marks in plain tieures the lowest j| cash price on every article otlered and notli1 Ing less can buy it. On every article the ibuyer gets the nil vantage of the discounts we 1I make in buying for cash and the expensesand losses saved in not selling en credit. 1The saving on these two items being a satisfactory profit in a live business and accounts 'for some merchants saying we are sellinggoods at cost.NEW FALL GOODS.5c lor heavy Ginghams, Shirtings, Calicoes, 1Bleached anil Unbleached Muslins.8c Best Bleached Muslins.B to 8c Tickings.i? to Hie New styles Dress Ginghams.8 to 12c Colored Canton Flannels.11 to 50c Shirt Flannels.15 to 50c l'laln Red Flannels.23 to 50c Red 1 willed Flannels.Sl.25 Fine Wool shirts.I 8c Heavy Wir>I l>ress Goods.l"c l>oui)le Widtli Cashmeres.16c Solid, Fancy, Striped, aud Twilled Cashmeres.25c All Wool Tricots 28 In. wide.3s*c Fancy Plaid Cloth for Dresses and Jack? ets.I Fine medium and common qualities of j| Silks, Satins, Cashmeres, Henriettas. Serges,I'lalds, stripes, mourning and White Goods,Worsteds, Threads and silks for fancy workLadies' and Misses' Coats,Wraps, Shoes, Hosiery, Umbrellas, Satchels,and noiions of every description.The largest stock and the lowest cashprices.BuYS CLOTHING, Hats, Shoes and Underwear.GENT'S CLOTHING, custom and readymade. Hats, Shoes and Furnishings of alldescriptions, Bl'RT'8 SHOES and^Dl N LAP'SHATs. Every article people wear of theriner, medium and common qualities (except1-a.lies llaisi every article has the lowestcash down price marked on it In plain figures,nothing less can buy them.Ul'DEG RAFFS,One Price Cash store.Hagerstown, Md.D. S. RENTCH,Justice of the Peace. Notary Public,and Agent for the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Sew York.Will give attention to all business con' nected with the above office#. Beingaboudedofficer, will give special attention to collections of note* and accounts received, with orwithout process of Law. Charges moderateand prompt returns made.TS. FLEMING ^Notary Public.\1TILL take acknowledgments of DeedsVY Power of Attorney, Affidavits, Deposilions. and attend to all business connectedwith the office.READY-MADE CLOTHING.I HAVE several hundred dollars' worth ofHeady-Made Clothing on hand Am anxious to close them out aud quit the business.Will sell them without regard to cost or profit. This is the opportunity for bargains.j.&MXLvnr.A GEORGIA VOLUNTEER[The following poem possesses a tender sentiment which was doubtless written by onewho participated In the Shenandoah Valleycampaign under the immortal StonewallJackson :]Far up the lonely mountain sideMy wandering footsteps led;The moss lay thick beneath my feet.The pine sighed overhead.The trace of a dismantled fortLay in the forest nave.And In the shadow, near my patli,I saw a soldier's grave.The bramble wrestled with the weedUpon the lowly mound,The simple head-board, rudely writ.Had rotted to the ground;I raised it with a reverent hand,From dust its words to clear;But time had blotted all but these :"A Georgia volunteer."I saw the toad and scaly snakeFrom tangled coverts start.And hide themselves among the weedsAbout the dead man's heart ;But undisturbed, In sleep profonud,Unheeded there he laying collin but the mountain soilHis shroud, Con fed rate gray .I heard the Shenandoah rollAlong tlie val? below,I saw the Alieghanys riseTowards the realms of snow;The "Valley campaign" rose to my mind?Its leader's name? and thenI knew the steeper had been oneOf Stonewall Jackson's men !Yet whence he came, what lips shall say.What tougue will ever tell,What desolated hearths and heartsHave been because he fell?What sad-eyed maiden braids her hair ?Her hair which he held dear?One lock of which perchance lies withThe Georgia Volunteer.What mother, with long watching eyes,And white lips cold and dumb.Waits with appalling patience forHer darling boy to come ?Her boy, whose mountain grave swells upBut one of many a scarCut on the face of our fair laud.By gory-handed war ?What tights he fought, what wounds hewore.Are all unknown to fame;Remember, on his lonely graveThere is not e en a name !That lie fought well, and bravely, too.And held his country dear.We know, or else he had not been"A Georgia Volunteer!"He sleeps? what need to (question nowIf he were wrong or rightHe knows ere this whose cause was justIn God, the Father's sight ;He wields no warlike weapons now,Keturus no foeinan's thrust?Who. but a coward, would revileAlt honest soldier's dust?Uoll.hhenandoah. proudly rollAdown the rocky glen ;Above thee, lies the grave of oneOf Stonewall Jackson's men !Beneath the cedar and the pine.In solitude austere,Unknown, unnamed, forgotten lies."A Georgia Volunteer !"WINNING A WIDOW."Jothaiu!" quoth Mr. Wiggle ton to .his chief farm hand."Well, what's wautinY' lazily inquired Jothaiu Hardcastle, with ahalf-masticated straw between histeeth, as he looked up from the bit ofharness he was mending."The Widow I'ahnleaf has takenthe cottage at the foot of the lane.""Tell me something 1 didn't knowafore, v said Jothain, with more freedom than reverence in his manner."And if she sends up to borrow therake or the hoe or the spade- ""Well, what then?""Tell her she can't have 'em. Women are always borrowing. 1 knewHobart Paltulefrf when he was alive :he was a chronic borrower. 1 don'twant anything to do with the widow.""All right," observed Jotham philosophically. and his master resumedthe perusal of his newspaper oncemore."Jothain," said Mr. Wiggleton aboutten days afterward, as lie came inheated and out of breath from a walk.(Mr. Wiggleton wasn't as spry as hehad been before his 45th birthday, andthe Locust Hill was a pretty steep ascent.)"Well, what now?""1 wonder if that was the WidowPalmleaf 1 saw gathering blackberriesinto a basket by the south wall of thecottage garden ?""Kind o' slim and tall?""Yes.""Blue eyes and hair as shiny as satin ?"'"Yes.""Reckon Jikely it was." said Jothain."But," persisted the puzzled landowner, "she doesn't look at all like awidow."*"There's as much difference in widows as there is in other folks." drylyobserved Jothain. ^Mr. Wiggleton was silent for a moment or two."Jotham?" he finally said."Well?""Has she sent to borrow anything?""Sent yesterday forenoon? asked ifwe had a screw driver to lend? thehinge was couiin' loose on the gardengate.""And what did you tell her?""Said my order wa- contrary wise tolendin* or borrowin'."?"Jothaiu. you are a fool.""Tain't the first time you've said so,and tain't the first time vou've beepwrong," said Jothain. with a calmnessof demeanor that was beautiful to behold. "Hard words is considered inthe wages, and I ain't the man to findfault. I only did as you told me."Yes, but, Jothaiu, never mind ; thenext time she sends let her have whatever she wants.""She said somethin* about wantin'a man to come and hoe them earlypotatoes. Be I to go?""Ortainly ? of course. Neighborsshould act like neighbors, especiallyin the country."And Mr. Wiggleton sighed andwished that he was not too corpulentand unused to labor to hoe the WidowPalmleaf s early potatoes himself.But he did the next best thing : hewent over to look at the field afterJothain had hoed it. and gave thewidow good advice concerning a cer| tain rocky, up-hill bit of sheep pasture ,that belonged to the cottage."I d lay that down in winter rye if Iwere you. ma'am," said Mr. Wiggle- ;ton."I am so much obliged to you,'* saidthe widow sweetly. "Since poor, dearIlobart was taken away I have no oneto advise me on these subjects."And Mr. Wiggleton thought bowsoft and pretty her blue eyes lookedas she spoke."Oh, pshaw !" said Jotham, leaningon the handle of his hoe, "winter ryeain't the sort o' crop for that spot.Spring wheat's the only thing to growthere.''"Hold your tongue, Jotham," criedhis employer, testily."Yes. sir; 1 will," said Jotham, witha broad grin over Mr. Wiggleton'sshining: bald head."And about these hyacinth beds,ma'am," ;?aid the latter, recoveringhis equanimity; "I'll come over thisevening if you will allow ""I shall be delighted," interruptedthe widow with a stnile that showeda set of teeth as white and regular aspearls."This evening, ma'am," repeated jMr. Wiggleton, with a bow, "and we'llsketch out a diagram. Hyacinthshave to be humored. Mrs. Palmleaf.""So I have always heard," >aid thewidow.That evening after Mr. Wiggletonhad returned from discussing the momentous question of sandy soil, bulbous roots and crescents and circles,he found Jotham on the front porchcontendedly breathing the llowerscented air."A very pretty woman, that Mrs.Palmleaf, JJothaui," said the employer;not because there was any congeniality of soul, but because he couldhave talked tothe gate post if Jothamhadn't happened to be there."Well, nobody doubts that, as everI heard on." said Jotham, with hiselbows on his knees and his face complacently turned toward^ the fullmoon."And she can't be over 30.""So I should a' said myself," assented Jotham."I'm glad she's taken the cottageon a long lease, Jotham," pursued Mr.Wiggleton. "1 like good neighbors.""Most folks does," observed Jotham.And he ^ot up flaking himself likea great Newfoundland dog and wentinto the house, Waving Mr. Wiggleton to the companionship of his owncogitations. There are times in whichsolitude is said to be the best company. Perhaps this was one of thosespecial occasions, in the estimation ofJotham Hardcastle.The summer went by; the greatmaple in front of the Wiggleton mansion began to glow as if its leaves hadbeen dipped in blood and melted gold;the a^ers reared there purple torchesalong the ?ttone wall by the cottageunder the hill, and any acute observermight have perceived.that Mrs. Palmleaf had laid down the rocky bit ofup-hill ground in spring wheat instead of winter rye."Jotham," said Mr. Wiggleton tohis farm hand one evening; it wasthe first time they had had a fire onthe wide, old-fashioned hearth."Well?""I have concluded it isn't best foryou to live here at the house any jlonger.''"What's going to happen?" said.Jothaui. "You ain't goin' to hire another hand, be you?""No; to be sure not. You suit Hieadmirably, Jothaui, only"? and Mr.Wiggleton shot the words out withan .effort? "I ain thinking of gettingmarried.""Oh!""It's rather late in life, to be sure,'"said Mr. Wiggleton, conscious of looking extremely sheepish, "but you |know, Jotham. it's never too late todo a good thing.""Certainly not.""You ought to get married, Jotham,'" added his employer, f- pea king ina rather rapid and embarrassing manner."Think so?""Certainly. You might live in thelittle house beyond the peach orchard;it wouldn't take much to fit it nicely,now that paint and paper are socheap."Jotham stared reflectively at thefire."And your wife could take care ofthe cream and butter, and all thatsort of thing, for us. It isn't likelyMrs. P.? ahem!? it isn't likely, I mean,that my wife will care for such things.""Humph r"I'd advise you to turn the thing allover in your mind, Jotham," said Mr.Wiggleton."Yes, I will," .-aid Jotham, with alittle cough.The nest morning Mr. Wiggletonattired himself in his best suit andwent to the cottage.Mrs. Palm leaf received him in acharming wrapper, with ribbons tomatch.Mr. Wiggleton ^wasted no time inuseless preliminary chitchat."Mrs. Palmleaf. ma'am." he began alittle nervously, "I have concluded tochange my condition.""Indeed P said the widow, smilinglike an open rose. "I atn so glad tohear it.*""And I am here this morning to askyou to lie my wife," pursued our hero,boldly."You are kind, sir," said Mrs. Palmleaf, blushing, and looking prettierthan ever, "but I? I really couldn't."And why not?" demanded Mr. W iggleton. fairly taken aback by this unexpected answer."I am engaged." owned up thecharming widow, playing with the fribbons at her belt."Might I dare ask? that is?""Oh, certainly. It's Jotham Hardcastle."Mr. Wiggleton stammered out a sen- jtence or two of congratulation aniltook his leave.And when the "spring wheat ' reared its green ta.?sels on the hillsideJot ham married the pretty youngwidow, and Mr. Wiggleton i> singleyet. He always felt as if he had beenill treated, but he never could tell ex- |aetly how.He Got a Meal. Anyhow.The retired millionaire was narrat- jing to the grasping money-lender atale of how he had that day foundhimself penniless in San Franciscoand had debat.nl within his beinghow to beat a restaurant or work afree lunch counter without surrenderdug one iota of his claim to the moneygrudging gentility and a dollar limitsort of refinement, >ays the San trancisco Examiner.His experience was not particularlythrilling, for he had simply gone intoa well-to-do >aloon and eaten his till ;at the bountiful lunch table, then hehad walked out with none to say nay.But his experience called to the mindof his listener the merry way in whichone of the boys of the dear old days Ihad filled his paunch without deplet- jing the exchequer."1 well remember the fellow, saulthe money lender. * He had been anofficer in the Confederate army, andturned up here after the war with theappetite of a gentleman and the revenues of a tramp. He managed tokeep upa shabby-genteel appearance,but had it not been for his lively withe would frequently have to go tobed hungry. One evening his nostrilswere charmed and his already sharpappetite given finer, edge by the savory odors from town restaurants.He hadn't a pistole in his i?ocket, buthe had a'pistol. He stood at the doorof the restaurant, irresolute. 1 henhe entered and ordeVed the best din.ner the house could afford, with winesof the rarest vintage. When he hadfinished his black coffee and laved hisfingers he nonchalantly leaned back inhis chair, drew his pistol, turned thebarrel into his mouth and fired. Hefell back, gasping. Of course thehouse was soon in an uproar. 1 hewaiters and guests rushed to the *ulcide, took him from the room andhad him conveyed to the receivinghospital as quickly as possible. < >ncewell within the hospital he jumped upnimbly, spat out the bullet, wavedthe surgeons a pleasant good day,patted his well-filled paunch andsmil- jingly bowed himself out."How did he do it?" i"I'm blessed if 1 know.What a Woman Can Do!She can come to a conclusion without the slightest trouble of reasoningon it, and no sane man can do that.Six of them can talk at once and getalong first rate, and no two men cando that.She can safely stick fifty pint inher dress while he is getting one under his thumb nail.She is cool as a cucumber in a halfdozen ti^ht dresses and skirts, whilea man will sweat and fume and growlin one loose shirt.She can talk as sweet as |M*achet |and cream to the woman she hates,while two men would be punchingeach other's head before they had ex- ^changed ten words. IShe can throw a stone with a curvethat would 1m* a fortune to a basebal1pitcher. jShe can say o" in such a lowvoice that it meant "yes.She can sharpen a pencil if you give ,her plenty of time and plenty of pen- ,ells.She can dance all night in a pair ofshoes two ? lzes too small for her andenjoy every minute of the time.She can appreciate a kiss from herhusband seventy years after the marriage ceremony is performed.She can tfo to church and afterward tell you what every woman inthe congregation had on, and in some jrare instances can give some faiut iidea of what the text was.She can walk half the night with acolicky baby in her arms withoutonce expressing the desire of murder,ing the infant.She can do more in a minute thana man can do in an hour and doitbetter.She can drive a man crary in twentyfour hours and then bring hlm,to paradise in two seconds by simply ti?'kling him under the chin, and theredoes not live that mortal son of Adam'smisery who can do it.How It Feelt To Be Eaten.Sir Lyon Playfair recently relatedthat he knew three men who escapedwith their lives after b?*iii? partially !devoured by wild beasts.The first was Livingstone, the African traveler, who wan knocked on hi*back by a lion, which began to munchhi# arm. He averted that he felt nofear or ]>aiu, and that his only feelingwas one of iutense curiosity a- towhich part of hi* body the lion would 1take next.The neit wa.? Kustem Pasha. Abear attacked hiui and tore off partof his arm and shoulder. He a liosaid that he had neither a s*-nse ofpain nor of fear, but that he felt excessively angry because the beargrunted with so much satisfaction innunching him.The third case is that of Sir EdwardBradford, an Indian officer, now occupying a high position in the IndiaOffice. He wu seized in a solitaryplace by a tiger, which held him firmly behind the shoulders with one pawand then deliberately devoured thewhole of bis arm, beginning at thehand and endiug at the shoulder. Hein very positive that he bad no Herniation of fear, and thinks that he felt alittle pain when the fangs wentthrough his hand, but is certain#thathe felt none during the munching of[ his arm.Patrick Henry's Death.Iu art age when it was fashionableto avow sceptical sentiments, PatrickHenry was always ready to defendthe Christian faith. A member of theEpiscopal church, according to hislatest biographer, Professor Tyler, henot infrequently received the communion. On such occasiou his habitwas to fust until he had been at theLord's Table, and then to spend theday in retirement.One hour, close of the day,he spent in private prayer and meditation. aud during it no one wassuffered to intrude upon his privacy.While he was Governor of Virginiahe was so alarmed at the spread of infidel sentiuients among the youngmen of the State that he printed, athis own expense, an edition of SoameJenvu's "View of the Internal Evidence of the Christian Religion," andan edition of Butler's Aualogy.When he met a young man of sceptical tendencies, he would give hiui oneof these books. iKmhtless the factthat the book was presented by theGovernor of the State secured it anatteution from^the young Virgiuiau,which he might not have |>aid had itbeen distributed by a more humblecolporteur. %Patrick Henry w rote out an elaborate answer to Maine's "Age of Reason,"but being impressed by the replies toPaine then appearing in Euglaud, hedirected his wife, shortly before hisdeath, to destroy the manuscript,which she did.In his last will, written by his ow nhand, he concluded thus: This la allthe inheritance i c*n give to iuy dearfamily. The religion of Christ cangive them one which will make themrich indeed."On the Oth of June, 17W), his kindredbeing sent for, found him sitting in alarge, old fasioned arm chair. Hewhs dying from incurable internaldisease.His physician, l)r. (/able, was alnxitto administer a preparation of mercury. Taking the vial In his hand,the dying man said, "I suppose, doctor. this is your last resort.""I am sorry to say, Governor, thatit is,' replied the doctor. "Acute inflammation of the Intestines has already taken place; and utiles* it is removed. mortiflcat ion will ensue, if ithas not iilready commenced, whichI fear."\\ hat will be the effect of the uiedi?cine, doctor?"It will give you immediate relief,or " the doctor could not finish thesentence."You mean, doctor," said the sickman, "that it will give relief, or provefatal immediately."\ou can only live a short timewithout it, and it may relieve you."'Excuse me, doctor, for a fewmoments," said Patrick Henry, drawing over his eyes the silk cap he wore.Holding the vial, he prayed aloud forhis family, his country aud for hissoul. "Amen! said he, and swallowed the medicine.I)r. Cabell, who greatly loved the<>ld patriot, had gone out upon thelawn, where, throwing himself undera tree, he wept bitterly. Masteringhimself, he returned to the house,and found the patient calmly watching the |>]ood congealing under hislinger nails. The orator fixed Ills eyeson Dr. Cable, with whom he had heldmany discussion* about the Christianreligion."Doctor," said he. with great tenderness, I wi?h you to observe how realand beneficial the religion of Christis to a man about to die."He then breathed so gently for afew minutes that those around hiuiknew not when he breathed out hisspirit.A Chicago man used the telegraph theother day In an odd war. A visitorwhom he hail met frequently in NewYork stepped Into his office. It wasbusiness as well as inclination to b*exceedingly cordial to the New Yorkerbut for the life of him he could not recall his visitor's name. In the midstof the conversation the Chicago manwas reminded of a telegram he hadforgotten to send. Pulling out ahlank he sent the following to bisNew York house: "What's the nameof Jenkins's headman? Can't recallit. He is here." They chatted alongfor half an hour, when the answercame. It read: "Himkina." "Aminow, Mr. Bimkins, it is about time forlunch," remarked the Chicago man."We'll go over to the club. 1 wantyou to meet some friends of minethere."'A lightning rod agent *pent severalbourn in endeavoring to perwuadeAlfred Klliott of Malvrro to have rod*placed on hi* farui building*, but hewan un*ucces?ful. Two hour* afterbe had gone one of the building* wa*?truck. Tbe agent heard the newtend returned, but tbe farmer wa* stillimmovable. "No, said he, "lighteningnever Htrike* twice in the sameplace.""Mr. McClintock," ahe shouted, "1want you to take your feet off tbeparlor table*1 "Mr*. MeClintock," heitaid, in a filed, determined voice, "Iallow only one person to talk to metbat way." "And who I* thatr *hedemanded. "You, my dear," be replied softly, a* he removed tbe padal*."Mr President, ^said tbe caller, "Ido not want an offlee." "I ain reryglad to see you," replied Benjaminwith a greatful pressure In hi* handshake; "you are a curiosity." "No.Mr. President, not a curioelty. I ama Democrat.""Mamma," said Willie, "will Deacon Jenkit go to heaven when be dieaf*I think aa" "Well, 1 hope he won't""Why, dear, do you have soeh naughty hopes?" "Because if he gets tharebe will want to run the whole place."